Dean Hale

I have this TalentCell - it lasts an age before needing a recharge https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0713T4XT9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and this https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07B4FH27V/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I also use the cable to power both an Asiair 1st generation and the AZ GTI from the battery. Got the idea for the battery from @ScouseSpaceCadet who maybe able to advise further.

Completely agree with you @powerlord i recently purchased one of these and for £20 a very good bargain.

First Berlebach product and definitely not the last. Report 312 Tripod in Titanium grey. It is lovely. Unlike the scuffed attic floor.

Thanks Gary. Initially wanted the natural colour however none have been in stock an age and read that you and @johninderby had used the Stella on the report and it managed ok. Really pleased with it and 'wood is good' according to melody lane.

Thanks @johninderby - the picture makes it obvious now - every days a learning day - in this area that's basically everything.

Thank you @globular

Berlebach Report 312 ordered yesterday from FLO and as usual here the next day. Smell reminds me pencil shavings - a little nostalgia. Anyone any ideas what the thingamajig is for? Maybe a bubble blower? Ignore that google helps - it's a module wrench!

Wanted something to hold a star chart or tablet and I stumbled across this post for star chart stands. £14 from Amazon and it's actually ok. If it works in reality not sure. If not i can always take up the recorder.

i have exactly the same bum bag - sorry molle pouch 🙂 for the talent cell too although a different badge

Indoors in the attic - not as bright as it looks on the photo . It's a school night and it's comfy for a hour or two to catch up my learning with the Asiair or for a quick peek between the clouds. One towards Orion t'other up at Pleiades.

1st time attempting anything like this but enjoyable for a lazy Sunday afternoon. Processed in Affinity photo. How did i do it? Basically created adjustment layers with abandon and wanged filters here there and everywhere then started again. Then used this tutorial and some help from the Affinity photo book by Dave Eagle. Looking forward to seeing the other submissions so i can improve. Loaded the .tifs into individual layers Used recolour Levels and curves readjustment x2 Background filter Denoise Selective colour Brightness x2 Clarity For attempt 2 - The Christmas card look. Same process as above except also used Autostretch1(RGB) from the Photokemi Tools plugin and lots of selective colour adjustments within Affinity photo.

Little and large. Looking forward to trying a 2" eyepiece and the Baader is for the Omegon flip mirror. Thanks @HollyHound and @Second Time Around

I may actually end up with a decent image. One can hope.

Like a scene from The Fog here - loads of sea fret so unable to do a nice picture in the garden. The attic/home working office will have to do. Mounted on a Scopetech Zero and More Blue half pier. Vibrations seem minimal so think they will work together well. Prior to today we have had 4 cracking nights so another picture of the moon - finally managed to get a little colour. It's a superb telescope.

First time attempting this. Quite pleased especially with Photoshop the automate function seems to work quite well. Untracked AZ mount. StellaMira 80mm ED and ZWO 120MC-S. 9 x 50 frames. Processed in Autostakkert and the resulting 9 images stitched using Photoshop automate / photomerge. I've adjusted the brightness slightly.

May help those with a stainless steel tripod with a 3/8 screw. I bought a Manfrotto 120 tripod head converter. It fits a few mm into the recess so quite snug and seems very secure. Worked very well last night no slippage - silky smooth. Also waiting for the More Blue pier to arrive on Monday and can then compare.

and matching socks https://www.firstlightoptics.com/stellalyra-eyepieces/stellalyra-30mm-2-kitakaru-rpl-eyepiece.html

Thanks for this @HollyHound above is exactly what is happening. I'll have a little more time to play with this tonight and try the tips you mentioned. I'm sure it will be perfect. I've just bought the More Blue Carbon Fiber Half Pillar so may help too - i wanted this anyway for the AZ GTI, good job the pubs are still closed as spent a little too much the past few days. As to the clamp i noticed you mentioned this in a previous post so also followed your advice. Thanks

Hello 2 questions for you clever people. I've just received a new Scopetech Zero and have actually read the instructions supplied (always a first) around the warnings of balance and potential damage i could cause. I've replaced the screw clamp with an ADM clamp. Loosed the nuts slightly as it was so stiff it just would not move in any direction. However it mentions potential damage when mounting the scope and appropriate guidance to avoid mishaps. I've added two images which show a gap similar to the instructional warning image. This is without a telescope being mounted. The gap seems to be a uniform and not out of kilter. Is this normal? Hopefully just overthinking this. But thought best to check. No 2. I've mounted the Scopetech onto a Skywatcher 3/8 stainless steel tripod. This just uses a 3/8 screw direct to the base of the mount and the slow motion is hit and miss (perfectly fine when not mounted to the tripod) - the best i can explain is i can't quite get it to fully tighten. If i use the mount extension it's fine - however i don't trust using this. Is there a pier or base i can buy - maybe this? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Camera-Panoramic-Panning-Aluminum-Panorama-default/dp/B08JD4BGCT/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=3%2F8+panoramic+base&qid=1614187701&s=electronics&sr=1-8 or any other ideas? Cheers Dean

Very happy chap today. Actually dithered quite a bit whether to buy the StellaMira 80mm (crayford focuser) or an alternative however circumstances deemed the StellaMira as the one to be. Ooh it's lovely. Plus a few other bits - Scopetech Zero, ADM clamp and a Baader finder shoe. Thanks to the contributors on the various posts at SGL as to suggestions for appropriate mounts and clamps.

Thanks, I appreciate the advice and its suitability. Enjoy the incoming AZ100! 🛒

Got one in the basket at the minute - just hanging on till Monday to see if one comes up in the for sale section. You never know.